FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — St. Lucie County judge will decide today if Jose Soto-Escalera will face the death penalty for the murders of Tania Wise, 23, and their unborn child.
On September 25, a jury voted 8–4 recommending the death penalty for the convicted killer. He murdered the pregnant mother and their son Josiah seven years ago.
On August 24, 2018, Wise’s body was found along Russo Road near Johnston Road in a rural area of St. Lucie County. A passerby found Wise, who was eight and a half months pregnant, lying face down with a cut across her neck. The person called 911 around 10:51 a.m…